Earl Ross Whitaker

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Earl Ross Whitaker of Eldorado, Pennsylvania was a Christian conscientious objector imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth during World War I.

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1918
Released: 1919
Sentence: Imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth. Verdict as recorded: Yes — court-martialed and convicted.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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